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AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ARCHAIC JADE AND WORKS OF ART LOTS 484!519
499

THREE AGATE RINGS
WARRING STATES PERIOD
comprising two larger rings, one of pale grey colour, the other
plain and translucent, and a smaller one with russet streaks
(3)
The largest: 6 cm, 2⅜ in.
£ 500-700 US$ 750-1,000

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A JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
of ß attened S-shape depicting a sinuous dragon with its
tail upturned, the body pierced with a small aperture at the
bottom, the stone of a greyish celadon tone with calciÞ ed milky
inclusions
7.2 cm, 2⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
500
Collection of Mu Fei (by repute).
£ 5,000-7,000 US$ 7,100-9,900 501
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HAN DYNASTY
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parallel lines each running along the edge, the stone of a
celadon tone with calciÞ ed patches, Japanese wood box
(2)
6.4 cm, 2½ in.
PROVENANCE
The Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo.
Christie’s South Kensington, 14th November 2003, lot 211
(part lot).
LITERATURE
Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989,
cat. no. 162.
£ 1,000-1,500 US$ 1,450-2,150
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